I have no idea how or why, but I was featured on TheChive yesterday amongst their Daily Afternoon Randomness (Check out number 26 to see ME! And ignore all the semi-nude pics surrounding it. Unless you’re into that sort of thing… I ain’t judgin’!). Not sure who put me on that, but THANK YOU! I’m enjoying all the lovely comments and views from fellow beer lovers! NOW onto today’s post!

I was out of town for Fathers’ Day this year. It’s completely impossible to make it live up to last year’s anyway, but I did my best!We began last night at Lazy Dog Cafe. Yes, it is a chain, but they serve Firestone beer, so I’m willing to let the whole “chain” thing slide on this one.We also had to take our own Lazy Dog with us. She enjoyed her complimentary water and $3.95 (!!!!) hamburger patty.I started with the sampler. They had a blonde, American hef (which they served with a lemon slice – destroyed any semblence of head and overpowered the true flavor of the beer) , Bavarian hef, pale ale, red ale, and the seasonal – Somersault from New Belgium. My personal fave was the Bavarian Hefeweizen – a slightly smoky aroma with sweet aftertastes of banana and vanilla. I liked it so much, I ordered a FULL glass!Yeah, you could definitely say I liked it…We split the Mediterranean Pizzetti, which is something I get every single time I’m at Lazy Dog. Make me ANY dish with goat cheese and balsamic syrup and I will fall in love with you… It’s just a fact.
The celebration carried through into today. Originally, we were going to gorge on Indian food in Ventura and hit up the local Irish pub, but plans fell to the wayside and we decided to stick with some local eats. First up: Karma Indian (owned by The Taj Cafe in Ventura) and then…

If you didn’t guess that right off the bat, then you just don’t know me…I tried the firkin of the week: Vitamin C. This is the Chesebro IPA infused with orange peel. Now, I LOVE IPAs, but I think the orange peel took this a little TOO much into the bitter side for me. Ugh, never thought I’d say that.I told you guys earlier this week that I’d like nothing more than to enjoy a chilly glass of Derailleur on the patio while reading a good book. Which I kind of did… To be fair, we STARTED on the patio, but since I was the generous one who offered to sit in the only sunny spot, we soon moved inside. I’m a big whiner when it comes to skin cancer. My Derailleur was enjoyed in the air conditioning instead.It’s in print, therefore it’s official: Next month at Ladies at Ladyface: Janelle and my suggestion! Bottle sharing and glassware! Every lady will bring in her favorite bottle of beer, or personal homebrew, along with the glass it’s meant to be served in and we’ll be learning the purpose of specific glass shapes.

Oh yes, and there will be FOOD.GET PSYCHED!For now, I have some Twisted Sisters Zinfandel that needs to be enjoyed in this beautiful 75 degree weather.Happy Makeup Fathers’ Day to my wonderful, youthful and handsome pops!!!

For Father’s Day we took my Dad hiking at Ricketts Glen state park. It has 26 waterfalls and many hiking trails. The tallest waterfall in Ricketts Glen is 94 feet! We had an amazing time and the weather was perfect.

love the macro images you take, Becki… and the passion you have for beer of course! I’m not surprised John over at the chive found you , I hope they feature you again because you have a real talent for this.

The snobby purist in me thinks the only time fruit should be put in beer is during the brewing/fermenting process. HOWEVER, I’m also okay with wild blueberries in the bottom of a glass of blueberry IPA as an accent (as one example)…

welcome back to the chive! so great they are featuring you again. I really hope they do a whole feature on your blog. I think it has a chance to take off and the chive would be just to platform to launch it to the moon!
– a new fan

Way to go on The Chive cameo; I have a serious beer question for a beer purist to settle a brew dispute. A good friend of mine in Ithaca, quite a beer snob (I say that with gentle disdain), explained to me while I visited recently that the arc of a beer purist’s taste goes from IPA’s and ranges then to saisons (like fantome and such, slightly sour) and then overpoweringly sour beers and then cycles back. I accused him of using a sample size of one–namely himself. What’s your opinion?

Chive on! That blueberry ipa you described sounds delicious! I must have one! You are going into my rss reader for sure.

Also, TheChive has a thing called Chivette Of The Week, and thousands of people would agree with me when I say you fit the bill of what every guy dreams of….gorgeous, beer loving, funny, and very intelligent.

Please at least consider contacting them at TheChive and becoming a Chivette.

I saw you on the Chive as well, and then saw your blog. So Awesome. Your adventures with beer and food kick ass. You know how to enjoy life, and for that amongst other things, you’re awesome. I will continue to scope the blog, great work!